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President Barack Obama won Monday night's foreign-policy debate, most pundits say, thanks to his real-world experience of handling foreign affairs. Still, his feisty performance likely won't be enough to change the trajectory of the election. "More than anything, the last debate revealed where the candidates think they stand: Romney confident ... [and] Obama fighting like an underdog," notes Molly Ball.

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After 18 days of intense diplomacy, the US and five other global powers have secured an agreement with Iran that will sharply curtail the country's nuclear program in exchange for an easing of economic sanctions. The deal hands President Barack Obama a foreign-policy victory, but could lead to a boisterous congressional debate as lawmakers consider the deal.

Employees are under pressure to work long hours, including an informal evening "second shift" at home, experts say. Bosses model workaholic behavior for their teams, and increasingly globalized companies and client bases don't respect local time zones. "It really is a global economy. And the global economy is destroying all our personal lives," says venture capitalist David Mars.

President Barack Obama gave a feisty foreign-policy speech in Brussels on Wednesday, comparing Vladimir Putin to leaders who lost two world wars, the Cold War and the battle to preserve apartheid. Obama said that while NATO would stand up to Moscow, there was no risk of triggering a second Cold War. "Unlike the Soviet Union, Russia leads no bloc of nations, no global ideology," Obama said.

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney fleetingly touched upon China in their final debate, but both candidates studiously avoided the most serious foreign-policy issues involving China. Neither said anything about the economic slowdown in China or the leadership transition under way there, matters that could have profound consequences for the U.S. economy, particularly for American exporters.

Tens of thousands of Pakistani civilians have joined the exodus out of areas where the Taliban holds sway as government forces battle to regain control. The country's deteriorating security situation has become one of U.S. President Barack Obama's top foreign-policy priorities, though few observers see any easy answers to the myriad of problems facing Pakistan.